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Flood Risk Alleviation - Update

Meeting: 24/10/2018 - Policy and Resources Committee (Item 86)

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Minutes:

Mr Green introduced his report outlining measures taken to alleviate flood risk in the Borough. The Committee noted that a variety of measures were included in the report, including property level flood protection, work on the Medway Street Subway in the Town Centre, work undertaken to fulfil the Council’s legal obligations as a landowner and measures for Natural Flood Management.

 

Mr Green explained that a new area of work included in this report, compared to previous reports, was that of Natural Flood Management. The Council had been working with the Medway Flood Partnership on potential schemes to assist with keeping water upstream on the river Medway in order to mitigate flood risk. The schemes identified were Headcorn School/Hogg Stream, River Beult, and Bockingfold Farm. An additional project in this area around Landowner Relations Development had also been identified, in order to improve the likelihood of further schemes being developed through working in partnership with local landowners.

 

The Committee considered the report and concluded that ward members should be consulted with, as well as the Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee, when any future feasibility studies for Natural Flood Management schemes were considered.

 

It was noted that not all the areas affected by flooding were included in the ‘wards affected’ section of the report. Mr Green confirmed that all wards affected by flooding would be included in this section in future reports.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That progress with flood management schemes to be delivered by the Medway Flood Partnership be noted.

2.  That the capital investment criteria set out in paragraph 1.19 be noted.

3.  That £100,000 be allocated for the Natural Flood Management schemes described in paragraph 1.14 and Appendix 1.

Voting: Unanimous

 

4.  That authority is delegated to the Director of Finance and Business Improvement in consultation with the Chairman of Policy and Resources Committee and relevant ward members to commission feasibility studies as required for any further schemes that meet the capital funding criteria.

 

Voting: Unanimous